Iberian yoga n. jocularly, the siesta or afternoon nap. Etymological Note: Usually credited as being coined in Castillian Spanish as “yoga ibérico” by Camilo José Cela. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Iberian yoga n.— «The long break has been traditional in many countries with stifling midday heat, but Spaniards claim to have done the most to perfect the ritual, which Camilo Jose Cela, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, calls “our...
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